Legal Opinion
John H. Hennessy, Jr., as an Individual and D/B/A Business Systems and Service Company, a Proprietorship v. Otis A. Schmidt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1975No. 74-2079PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EAST, Senior District Judge.
In the District Court proceedings, the plaintiff John H. Hennessy, Jr., doing business as Business Systems and Service Company (hereinafter Hennessy) sought to recover from the defendant Otis A. Schmidt (hereinafter Schmidt) the sum of $25,000 damages upon an alleged breach of a sales commission contract for obtaining a sale of corporate stock owned by Schmidt. Following a trial without a jury, the District Court found adversely to Hennessy and entered a judgment for Schmidt.
Hennessy appeals and we reverse.
THE DISTRICT COURT’S FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Camp v. HollisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
- Modern Tackle Co. v. Bradley Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Peterson v. Empire Clothing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Schaller v. Litton Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1969
- Hurzon v. SchmitzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
- John H. Hennessy, Jr., as an Individual and D/B/A Business Systems and Service Company, a Proprietorship v. Otis A. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Ruskin v. RodgersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Stephen L. Winternitz, Inc. v. NAT. BANK OF MONMOUTHAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- Fred Ehrman v. Cook Electric Company and Northern Telecom LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Fred Ehrman v. Cook Electric Company and Northern Telecom LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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